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Girls on the ball

The Women’s World Cup has sparked a huge surge of interest in football – and it was on show in Cambridge last weekend as Te Awamutu and Cambridge battled out an entertaining seven-aside Under-10s game….

Commercial rate for market

The organisation behind the weekly Cambridge Farmers’ Market will pay commercial rates for holding its event on Victoria Square after revelations it is no longer a charitable trust. Waipā District Council has reversed an earlier…

Councillors in workshops

Waipā District Council held another ‘secret’ workshop and briefing day for councillors this week, the second this month and the seventh this year. One of the items on the agenda was a potential new targeted…

Split over voting age

A move to lower the voting age for local body elections is getting mixed reviews from the region’s politicians. Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty introduced the bill into Parliament on Wednesday last week – but…

Youngsters schooled early in Waipā history

Hundreds of Waipā pre-schoolers are getting a head-start on local history. It’s been 12 months since the Te Awamutu Museum, Education and Research Centre secured a three-year contract with the Ministry of Education. The contract…

Maths: easy as pi

Samuel Moriarty plus Amirdha Kanchi plus Leon Lee equalled victory for St Peter’s Cambridge at this year’s WaiMaths Quiz at the University of Waikato. The trio beat 14 other year 11 teams, edging out Hillcrest…

Waipā, King Country face hits

The impact of Fonterra’s milk price forecast on the greater Waikato, which contributes about 23 per cent of the county’s milk supply, will be significant, a Waipā accountant says. Jarrod Godfrey, Associate Partner at Findex…

Doors open memories

Residents living with dementia at Cambridge’s Resthaven on Burns care centre have welcomed the installation of an innovative door system aimed at providing a greater sense of home and comfort. The doors have a made-to-measure…

First XV’s sizzling win

What do you get when you mix a passionate team, a former Black Fern, an enthusiastic sponsor, 300 sausages and a haka? A day Cambridge High School’s 1st XV girls’ rugby team will remember for…

Spreading the conservation word

Predator Free Cambridge have been visiting Cambridge schools and the Cambridge Women’s Club this week to spread awareness about predator control and conservation week. Karen Barlow, who has managed the Predator Free Cambridge project since…

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